Charles Swindoll wrote that worry intensifies our anxiety,
whether it is about our own failures and mistakes---about what we should or
could have done but didn't or what we should not have done but did. Honestly,
no matter how old our children are, we moms can easily be caught by worry.
But worry not only is a time-waster, Pastor Swindoll also
noted that when we worry, "you can forget about all the hassles connected
with being happy, efficient, productive, and contented. Within a couple of
months, those things won't even be on your agenda." He even calls worry a
"faith killer." Know why? Because when worry grabs us, it means we
have assumed the responsibility of life instead of leaning on the Lord. Oh
dear, and that means, as you probably already know, that worry, being unbelief,
is a sin.
So, what to do?
Pray. When we choose to pray, we choose to lean on the
Lord's goodness and we choose faith over worry. In fact, we are choosing a
practical demonstration of our faith.
More to the point, prayer is sort of like pedaling a bicycle.
When we stop pedaling, we fall. If you've ridden a bike, I'm sure you've
experienced that.
So, praying moms—"Keep pedaling, keep pedaling!"
Let's not waste our time with worry but practically
demonstrate our faith with unrelenting prayer.
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